Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China criticized for inviting Sudan leader (AFP)
• Deadline nears for many U.S-listed Chinese stocks (Reuters)
• Super Dan sets up semi-final with Gade (AFP)
• Flooded Chinese river at highest level since 1955 (AP)
• More than one million evacuated in China floods (AFP)
• China says corrupt officials flee with $120 bn (AFP)
• China's Hu warns of fragile global recovery (Reuters)
• China raises flood alert to top level, 555,000 evacuated (Reuters)
• Russia, China fail to reach 30-year gas supply deal (Reuters)
• Report: Chinese officials stole $120 billion (AP)
• China stages military drills in South China Sea (AP)
• China says European recovery of crucial importance (AP)
• Blind Chinese activist badly beaten, wife says (AP)
• China's Li Na seeks 'double happiness' at Wimbledon (AFP)
• China cites "vital" self-interests in EU debt fix (Reuters)
• China invites Sudan leader accused of war crimes (AP)

China criticized for inviting Sudan leader (AFP) Posted: 17 Jun 2011 01:13 PM PDT AFP - China faced heated criticism in the United States for inviting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to visit even though he is wanted for genocide and war crimes and is unwelcome in most of the world.

Deadline nears for many U.S-listed Chinese stocks (Reuters) Posted: 17 Jun 2011 01:01 PM PDT Reuters - More than fifteen Chinese companies whose shares trade in the United States, many of them favored by short-sellers, have yet to file required year-end forms with U.S. regulators and the shares could face more downward pressure as deadlines approach.

Super Dan sets up semi-final with Gade (AFP) Posted: 17 Jun 2011 10:04 AM PDT AFP - Chinese badminton superstar Lin Dan came through in three sets over Simon Santoso of Indonesia on Friday to set up a Singapore Open semi-final date with Denmark's world number five Peter Gade.

Flooded Chinese river at highest level since 1955 (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:36 AM PDT AP - A flooded river in eastern China is at its highest level in more than 50 years, the government said Friday as thousands of train passengers were stranded after landslides buried parts of a railway line in the southwest.

More than one million evacuated in China floods (AFP) Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:04 AM PDT AFP - More than one million people in China have been evacuated following downpours that have raised water levels in rivers to critical highs, and triggered floods and landslides, the government has said.

China says corrupt officials flee with $120 bn (AFP) Posted: 17 Jun 2011 08:46 AM PDT AFP - Corrupt Chinese officials siphoned more than $120 billion out of the country in less than two decades, the central bank has said in a study highlighting the widespread scourge of government graft.

China's Hu warns of fragile global recovery (Reuters) Posted: 17 Jun 2011 04:51 AM PDT Reuters - The world economic recovery remains "slow and fragile" with the outlook uncertain, but China will promote its own rapid and stable growth, Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Friday.

China raises flood alert to top level, 555,000 evacuated (Reuters) Posted: 17 Jun 2011 03:40 AM PDT Reuters - China has mobilized troops to help with flood relief and raised its disaster alert to the highest level after days of downpours forced the evacuation of more than half a million people in central and southern provinces.

Russia, China fail to reach 30-year gas supply deal (Reuters) Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:45 AM PDT Reuters - Russia failed to agree on a 30-year gas supply deal with China in time for signing on Friday because of differences over the price of a deal, which could be worth up to $1 trillion.

Report: Chinese officials stole $120 billion (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:19 AM PDT AP - Thousands of corrupt Chinese officials have stolen more than $120 billion and fled overseas since the mid-1990s — and the U.S. was a top destination, according to a report released by the country's central bank.

China stages military drills in South China Sea (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2011 01:39 AM PDT AP - China said Friday that its maritime defense forces recently staged three days and nights of exercises in the South China Sea, a disputed, resource-rich region where tensions are rising.

China says European recovery of crucial importance (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2011 12:57 AM PDT AP - China registered new concern Friday over the fate of its top trading partner, the embattled eurozone, saying the ability of stricken countries to overcome their financial woes is of "crucial importance."

Blind Chinese activist badly beaten, wife says (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2011 10:18 PM PDT AP - A blind Chinese activist under house arrest was beaten into unconsciousness by local authorities and denied medical care, his wife said in a handwritten letter that was smuggled out of the couple's tightly guarded home.

China's Li Na seeks 'double happiness' at Wimbledon (AFP) Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:36 PM PDT AFP - China's Li Na rewrote the record books by winning the French Open, and the overnight Asian superstar can cement her place among the game's elite by sealing back-to-back Slams at Wimbledon.

China cites "vital" self-interests in EU debt fix (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:34 PM PDT Reuters - China's "vital" interests are at stake if Europe cannot resolve its debt crisis, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday as it voiced concern about the economic problems of its biggest trading partner.

China invites Sudan leader accused of war crimes (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2011 07:21 PM PDT AP - China says Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will visit the country in a little over a week, despite the fact he's wanted by an international court on war crimes charges.

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